9 Months Old!

Can't believe we are at the 9-month mark already!!!!!  And what a GREAT 9-months it has been!

She:

* Still sleeps like a CHAMP!  7:15pm-around 8:00am!  WOW!  Blessed for sure.

* Eats most anything.  Except we are thinking she is starting to not like baby food and wants more solid people food. Which is fine.... except that we have a TON of it made in the freezer.  :/  (guess we'll be making a lot of smoothies....)

* Took her first step on Noah's birthday.  She's tried hard ever since but hasn't done it again. She will push anything she can and use it as a walker around the house though.  She LOVES to walk!

* Is starting to get into things more and more.  We have to constantly keep an eye on her and keep her out of the kitchen cabinets & the food pantry, keep doors closed, put gates up and etc.  Feels like we say the same thing all day long: "that's not yours, Emma. Let's play over here!" ;)

* Has her 9-month well-child check on Tuesday. Can't WAIT to see her stats!

* Has another tooth!  Up top this time.  So she now has one on the bottom left and one on the top right.  We call her snaggle-tooth.  ;)  (we also jokingly call her "Moon Pie," but if you don't watch The Big Bang Theory, it really wouldn't be all that funny to you - :)) 

* Hasn't really been sick.  We've been blessed with healthy kids and the knowledge of how to use essential oils.  

* Waves!!!

* Fits into 12-month clothes already!

* Loves her brother and loves to chase him.  Never a dull moment around here with those two. ;)

* Keeps us on our toes!  All of us.  She's such a blast.  :)

Can't get enough of this picture.  She's just so beautiful!  Could just sit and stare at her for her whole nap when she sleeps....

Her new favorite toy - a rubbery cow that when squeezed, its eyes pop out.  But she keeps it in her mouth and chews/sucks on it like a binky.  Hilarious!

An us-ie (not a selfie - ha!) with big smiles.

Lunch at Steak 'n Shake. This little girl ate pretty much half of a cheeseburger and a whole pouch of sweet potatoes!!!  

Annnnnd.... here we are getting into the cabinets.  Generally a no-no, but this was just way too cute to say no to.  We'll work on redirecting another day.  ;)

Will play forever with her cow in her mouth.  :)

Loves the dishwasher!  We'll see if she still does in a couple of years.  ;)

So silly.  :)